Blackhawk #12

Blackhawk leaps into action on this 1990 DC issue, guns blazing and saber swinging against a grid-map backdrop marked with the location "Pontalba," while a silver-haired woman in black raises her own pistol behind him — ally or adversary, the tension is unmistakable. A trio of sleek military jets sweeps across the lower half of the cover, reinforcing the high-stakes aerial world this series inhabits. Rick Burchett's clean, dynamic linework gives the whole composition a sharp espionage-thriller energy that suits "The Zenda Spree" perfectly.